Just a quick check of the Tiger batting averages will quickly tell the story: no firepower.  What is supposed to be a dangerous line up can’t even come out with a meow.

Yeah, OK, let’s “Get ‘r done!” If we have to
beat ‘em 15 to 14 I don’t see why that should be a
problem!

    There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.
Joe DiMaggio

Yeah, Jim, I read yer comments about starting pitchers.  But guess what: it’s a new game, what with the tight strike zone, low mound, hard balls and bats.  made for hitters, cuz the Powers that Be think the fans want hits

well that tight strike zone runs up the pitch count and that’s what makes this a new game.

starting pitcher ain’t gonna make it into the 6th.  get used to it.

for today’s game you’ll need a starter and then a set-up man and then a closer

figure the set up man pitches the 6th and 7th and the closer pitches the 8th and 9th

that’s a lot of pitching

all I got to say is this:  it ain’t baseball.  ya wanna see action?  open that strike zone up a little so the hitter has to get in the game instead of just standing there trying to draw a walk.

if it was up to me, i’d make 3-2 the last pitch.  foul it off yer out.  that would keep the game moving and cut down on the pitch count

but they way baseball is going at this they probably ought to switch to 7 innings

Naturally I was glad to get that win, finally

Right now I’m kinda mulling this over and thinking it may very well have taken the Tigers a week to assimilate each other and bond as a New Team.

After all, assimilating Cab at 3d, Rent at SS, and Jones at LF, as well as missing some main regulars particularly Zoom and Grandy — well — maybe it just kinda upset our system a little.

I’m delighted to see Inge playing well and I’m think’n as they sent Rayburn down maybe Inge will kinda get that backup spot

as we all know we can’t make it through the season without our backup players!

The game was quite a contest.  As played, it was an even match.

I was pleased with Inge getting a hit and that beautiful assist on the throw from CF to the plate while at the same time the much touted Cabrerra collected an error on the day.

Again I thought the starting pitcher should have been pulled before he got hit — just by watching pitch count — instead of waiting for runners at the corners and nobody out.

Oh well Jim runs the team, not me.